HOUSTON – Community organizations gathered outside a southwest Houston Home Depot on Friday to question whether the retailer had cooperated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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FIEL, PSL, CRECEN and other groups held the demonstration at the store on West Sam Houston Parkway South following the detention of Juan Francisco Monroy Turuy. Organizers said they wanted clarity about why ICE responded so quickly, why Monroy Turuy was taken into custody and whether Home Depot had provided information or otherwise assisted federal immigration authorities.
“The community demands answers,” FIEL Executive Director Cesar Espinosa said. He also warned that community members could consider boycotting Home Depot if the company did not explain its role.
Kora Furton, speaking on behalf of the participating organizations, connected the detention to broader concerns involving immigration enforcement, surveillance technology and cooperation between federal agents and local law enforcement.
The groups did not provide evidence confirming a formal partnership between Home Depot and ICE.
KPRC 2 has reached out to both Home Depot and ICE for comment.